Making it in China: Mat Ryan talks about his newest venture, Podium Wines
By Jim Boyce “Desperate foreign producer seeks trustworthy China distributor to regularly exchange stack of cash for container of wine.” If you could write a …
Chilean wine in China: Translation of Patricio Tapia’s Descorcados set for May launch
~ By Jim Boyce One of the trends helping to boost consumer power in China is the growing amount of wine information that is being …
La Cava loca: Six Chilean wines at rmb20 per glass in Beijing
By Jim Boyce I wrote earlier about the eight South African wine-by-the-glass options offered for a mere rmb15 at restaurant and wine bar Pinotage in …
Wine Word: Ian Ford of Summergate on the state of the China market
~ By Jim Boyce Summergate is marking its fifteenth year as a wine importer and distributor in China. I asked founding partner Ian Ford about …
Hard evidence: Why Chinese Mix Wine and Soft Drinks
~ Foreign wine writers, educators and other members of the vintelligentsia love to roll their eyes and tell tales of Chinese consumers mixing Sprite or …
Head of the glass: Pinotage offers super South African wine happy hour in Beijing
By Jim Boyce Those in central Beijing and in need of a glass or two of wine after work would do well to head to …
Sour grapes? People are (anonymously) saying mean things about Jancis Robinson in China
By Jim Boyce Imagine that not one of Spain, Germany, Brazil, Italy, Argentina or Portugal goes on to the second round of the upcoming World …
China wine portfolios: East Meets West adds Ningxia’s Legacy Park
By Jim Boyce Distributor East Meets West has added a second Chinese brand to its portfolio. This past week, the company announced it will be …
China Wine Press: ProWine Shanghai to expand, plus Constellation-VATS deal, tough cheese pairing
~ China Wine Press covers coverage of the local scene. For more on wine and China, get the Grape Wall newsletter — sign up here, …
Double bubble: Grace Vineyard plans to release two sparkling wines at VinExpo
~ By Jim Boyce While there is no shortage of chatter about how red dominates white when it comes to still wine in China, we …